John James Huddart (1856-1930), Architect
DBA: John J. Huddart
John James Huddart was born in Preston, Lancashire, England on August 25, 1856. He was educated at Alston College, England and graduated at the age of 19. He received training in England as an apprentice for J.C. Fill & Company and for Hayward Tyler Engineering Company. He also traveled to South America about this time and worked near Pernambuco, Brazil, where he designed a sugar refinery. After this, he moved to Jacksonville, Florida, and within a year had moved to Denver, Colorado.[8] He practiced in Denver first in 1882 and continued until his death in 1930.[5] He was married to Sarah J. Huddart, and together had one daughter, Viola. Huddart died in Denver in 1930.[2][3][4]
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
Educational & Professional Associations
1882-1887: chief draftsman, F. E. Edbrooke & Company, Architects, Denver, Colorado.[5]
1887-1930: architect, Denver, Colorado.[2][4][5][a]
Buildings & Projects
Deuel County Courthouse (1915), 718 3rd St, Chappell, Nebraska.[6] (DU02-001)
Garden County Courthouse (1921-1922), F & Main, Oshkosh, Nebraska.[7] (GD03-003)
Chappell High School (1922), Chappell, Nebraska.[1]
Notes
a. The 1910 U. S. Census lists him as an architectural engineer, Jefferson County, Colorado.[3]
References
1. Tom Kaspar, comp. Inventory of architectural records in the archives of Davis Fenton Stange Darling, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1996. Nebraska State Historical Society, RG3748, Box 16.
2. 1920 United States Census, s.v. “John J. Huddart,” Denver, Denver County, Colorado, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
3. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “John J. Huddart,” Berkeley, Jefferson County, Colorado, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
4. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “John J. Huddart,” Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
5. "Huddart, John James," Architects of Colorado - Biographical Series. Accessed June 18, 2016. http://www.historycolorado.org/archaeologists/architects-colorado-biographical-series
6. Barbara Beving Long, "Deuel County Courhouse," National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. (Des Moines, Iowa: Four Mile Research Company, November 8, 1989).
7, Barbara Beving Long, "Garden County Courthouse," National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. (Des Moines, Iowa: Four Mile Research Company, November 8, 1989).
8. Biographical Sketch assembled by Colorado Historical Society. Dale Heckendorn to Nebraska State Historical Society. Received January 20, 1998.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “John James Huddart (1856-1930), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, June 18, 2016. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 3, 2024.
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